Some elements on this page are available to enterprise users only. Get started

Back to top

Unknown

Unknown event in Kent, Hoo St Werburgh area, United Kingdom on Fri 7th October 2022

7th October 2022

Image for event 151928
The source material and subsequent headlines on METIS are collated by our system and taken direct from source. The opinions and views expressed in these source articles and source headlines are not the views and opinions of METIS or its employees.
METIS is not able to substantiate the veracity of sources or check misinformation in real-time. Our analysis is based on currently reported information and may change as new information becomes available.

Bomb disposal teams have been called in after an "unexploded bomb" was found in a village. Handyman Barry Parrish discovered the suspected war time device behind a bench in stables along Dux Court Road, Hoo, yesterday evening. An unexploded war time bomb was found in Hoo, Medway. He reported it to the Ministry of Defence who were set to arrive in the village at around 11.30am today to put up a 100-metre exclusion zone. Make sense of Kent with The Briefing, our newsletter getting behind the headlines each morning. Sign up here and join our community of loyal readers. Mr Parrish said: "I found it in some stables behind a bench and reported it immediately. "I was a bit shocked, but I've seen them before. "I've moved it to a safer place on the lawn and police have told me the Ministry of Defence will be coming to deal with it." A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: "An Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team from the Royal Logistics Corps was called out to Ducks Court Road, Hoo, Kent, at around 10am this morning, at the request of local police. "The team arrived shortly after 11am and found a WW2 1kg German air-dropped incendiary bomb which was destroyed by demolition.” Police have been approached for more information.

Contextual analysis

Analysing the event count by highlighting the presence of munition categories over a six-month data period.

Enterprise

Understand the complete picture with an Enterprise account.

Learn more

Sign in to view this information

Information sources

Discussion and media of this event has been extracted from all sources.

Sign in to view this information

Enterprise
Country information

Click to view more information about the country and see more information on conflicts occuring in that region.

United Kingdom (GBR)

Kent ( Hoo St Werburgh area )

Discover more

Events using similar munitions or platforms and those that happen within a recent time line and proximity are displayed below.

Enterprise

Understand the complete picture with an Enterprise account.

Learn more

Sign in to view this information